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Bronx, N.Y. -  The Fordham University Rams continue their 2019 season, Fordham's 119th varsity season, by hosting the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders on Jack Coffey Field in a Patriot League contest on Saturday, November 16, at 1:00 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend.
 
The game will be streamed live on the Stadium (Patriot League Network) with Noah Coslov (p-b-p) and Dave Owens (color) announcing and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and wfuvsports.org with Emmanuel Berbari (p-b-p), Devin Clementi (color), and Jack Caldwell (sidelines) handling the announcing chores.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 3-7 overall record, 1-3 in the Patriot League, following a 24-13 league loss at Colgate last Saturday, while Holy Cross is 5-5 on the year, 3-1 in the league, following a 23-20 league loss to Lafayette in Worcester last Saturday.
 
This will be 57th meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the gridiron with the Crusaders leading the all-time series, which started in 1902, 29-25-2, including a 17-13 win on Fitton Field last year when Geoff Wade completed 15 of 23 passes for 137 yards and two scores. Holy Cross has won the past two, snapping a five-game Fordham winning streak in the series.
 
A few notes on the game:
 
• The Crusaders lead the all-time Ram-Crusader Cup series, 17-16.
 
• Fordham junior offensive lineman Nick Zakelj was named CoSIDA Academic All-District this week and will now be placed on the ballot for Academic All-America® honors.
 
• Fordham sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week following the Holy Cross game last week. It was his fourth Player of the Week honor this year.
 
• Sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen leads the Patriot League in tackles/game (11.0) and is second in tackles for loss/game (1.5).
 
• On the FCS level, Greenhagen is second in the nation in solo tackles/game (7.2), seventh in total tackles/game and 28th in tackles for loss/game.
 
• Junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham has 39.5 career tackles for loss, third all-time at Fordham.
 
• With his 16 passing touchdowns this year, Fordham sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat brings his career total to 27, good for ninth on the Fordham career list.
 
• Last year, Fordham ranked last in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game, averaging just 50.7 yards/contest.
 
• This year the Rams are averaging 143.9 yards/game on the ground, second among Patriot League schools.
 
• The running game is led by junior running back Zach Davis, who has five 100-yard games this season, as he leads the Patriot League, averaging 92.3 yards/game, 23rd in the NCAA FCS.
 
• The 2019 Fordham Rams are a young squad, with just eight seniors on the roster.
 
• Only two of those seniors started the first game of the year (captains Joe Ferraro and Jesse Bramble).
 
• The Fordham captains for 2019 are senior defensive backs Jesse Bramble and James Biggs-Frazier, and senior wide receiver Joe Ferraro.
  
• No New York area football team has won more games since 2012 than Fordham, who has amassed 55 victories over that stretch. The closest collegiate competitors are Stony Brook (52), Sacred Heart (49) and Rutgers (36), while the NFL's Giants have 49 wins over the past six years and the Jets have 44.